Ventura fourth-graders get pumped up about fire safety

With students wilting in this week's late-season heat, a safety event put on by the Ventura Fire Department for 1,320 fourth-graders was more of a challenge this year than last.

Lou Manzano, a captain with the Ventura Fire Department, shakes hands during a Ventura Unified School District fire safety event for students, parents and school staff members.

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Capt. Lou Manzano (right) and Capt. Hydee Dullam with the Ventura Fire Department show students how firefighters crawl while fighting a blaze.

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Capt. Tom Weinell demonstrates how to use a rubbish hook.

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Jason Karp (left) and Ben Eastman (right), paramedics with Ventura Fire Department spray students with water due to the hot weather between demonstrations during the fire safety event.

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Tom Hundley, a teacher from Portola School, dresses as a firefighter and sprays a fire for his students during a Ventura Unified School District fire safety event for students, parents and school staff members.